Dates | 15 November 2013 | – 30 November 2013
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International, Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Ireland (3rd title) |
Participants | 16 |
Matches | 72 |
Player of the series | Samiullah Shenwari |
Most runs | Matt Machan (364) |
Most wickets | Ahsan Malik (21) |
Official website | Official website |
The 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in November 2013 in the United Arab Emirates and is a part of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series. This edition of the qualifier for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was an expanded version comprising ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments in addition to the top six finishers of the previous edition. The groups were announced by the ICC on 7 August 2013.[1]
Ireland met Afghanistan in the final for the third time with Ireland winning their 2nd title against Afghanistan and 3rd title overall. The top 6 nations (previously 2) qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20: Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and making their World Twenty20 debut the UAE, Nepal and Hong Kong.